# Creepy Crawlies

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Cockroaches, blood spillages, filthy kitchens: Seven food businesses closed last month

Businesses in Cork, Dublin, Kerry, Limerick and Louth were hit with closure orders.

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Nov 8th 2018, 5:47 PM

6 animal-tastic family events happening this weekend, from pony rides to real-life snakes

Here’s what’s on for mini nature lovers this week and weekend.

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Aug 21st 2018, 5:18 PM

For all the arachnophobes out there currently suffering through spider season

The hardest time of year for haters of the eight-legged freaks.

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Sep 25th 2017, 6:51 PM

A rogue scorpion had Waterford city on high alert

The creature was spotted on Alphonsus Road.

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Mar 28th 2014, 7:30 AM

Doctors remove inch-long cockroach from Australian man's ear

“They said they had never pulled an insect this large out of someone’s ear.”

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Jan 10th 2014, 5:06 PM

Scientists harness hormones to create 'super-soldier' ants

An entire genus of ant – of 1100 species – can be mutated into larger-than-average creatures with a touch of hormones.

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Jan 13th 2012, 7:15 AM

Ireland’s ant population ‘reaching a ten-year high’

Humans aren’t the only creatures becoming more plentiful in Ireland, Rentokil warns, offering tips to avoid infestation.

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Jul 11th 2011, 3:21 PM